In business for over 35 years, Olive Crest is one of the leading organizations in the prevention and treatment of child abuse. Located in Santa Ana, Calif., the center conducts an array of programs, including chaplaincy, education, safe families for children, transitional housing placement and wraparound, to name a few. Additionally, it offers adoption promotion and support services, family resource center, foster care services, emergency shelter care, intensive treatment foster care and standard foster care. Olive Crest serves more than 1,000 children and families each day throughout California, Nevada, Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego County and the Pacific Northwest.
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04/06/2011

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Don't go to Olive Crest to Adopt.

Reunification (reuniting the children with their previously abusive parents) is EVERYTHING.



Therefore, they have a huge need for foster parents, and almost no need for adoptive parents. The problem is, they won't tell you that.



IN MY OPINION, they will, in short, draw you in with adoption, and try and get you to switch to foster care, and -- if you don't switch -- squeeze you out by bullying.



This is -- at BEST -- amoral, and quite possibly illegal.



When your assigned Social Worker comes to your home, MAKE her treat you with respect. Take notes, write down direct quotes, and date them.



If she bullies you, take your notes directly to her supervisor. Go all the way to the top.



Be aware, though, that upper management knows, already. The pressure to get foster parents in to the system and push adoptive parents out is coming from the top down, and it is enormous.

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Phone: 951-369-3037

Fax: 714-543-5463

TollFree: 800-550-2445

Neighborhood
Metro East
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Olive Crest Homes & Svc

Olive Crest USA Inc

Categories
Adoption Services, Counseling Services, Social Service Organizations
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